BRUNSWICK — A local discussion of the federal government’s new Affordable Care Act and how it will affect health care organizations and employers is being broadcast on The Family Tree, a family wellness cable television series of Mid Coast Hospital, during September. Vice President of Finance for Mid Cost Health Services Robert McCue will discuss […]
September 2013
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Charge reduced in Farmington gun scare
FARMINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors have reduced charges against a Farmington man who prompted some people to lock their business as he walked around with a toy gun tucked in his waistband. John Cushman was arrested Aug. 2 on a felony charge of terrorizing, but that was reduced to a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed […]
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12-year drug term after Falmouth bust
PORTLAND (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced in federal court to 12 years in prison on drug charges. Joshua Snow of Lynn, Mass., was also sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland to six years of probation upon release. Snow, 30, pleaded guilty in May to a charge of possession with intent […]
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$4M settlement in Owls Head crash
OWLS HEAD (AP) — A nearly $4 million settlement has been reached between the families of three men who died in a small-plane crash in Maine last year and several other parties. Two University of Maine students and one alumnus died in the November crash that occurred when their plane clipped a pickup truck on […]
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Girls charged as cat placed in microwave
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Two teenage girls are facing animal cruelty charges after a video of them placing a cat in a microwave oven showed up online. South Portland police started an investigation after getting numerous tips when the 10-second video showed up on Twitter last Thursday. The 15-year-old girls, whose names were not released […]
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Attempted-murder conviction appealed
PORTLAND (AP) — A 52- year-old man is appealing his conviction on an attempted murder charge for trying to kill a police officer by ramming his cruiser with a dump truck during a high-speed chase. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court today will hear arguments from an attorney for Bartolo Ford, who contends the trial judge […]
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Aging population topic of policy forum
AUGUSTA (AP) — Lawmakers are attempting to find ways to address the challenges caused by Maine’s graying population. Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves of North Berwick is holding a discussion with lawmakers, health care officials and economists today to come up with policy recommendations regarding the aging population. The group will meet four times this […]
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Father of missing toddler back in jail
PORTLAND (AP) — The father of a toddler whose disappearance generated national attention is back in jail after his arrest for violating his bail conditions. Cumber- land County Sheriff’s Department records say Justin DiPietro was arrested in South Portland. DiPietro is the father of Ayla Reynolds, who was reported missing from DiPietro’s home in Waterville […]
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Frank V. Thompson III
LISBON — Frank V. Thompson III, 59, of Lisbon, passed away very unexpectedly early Thursday morning, Sept. 5, 2013. He was born in Weymouth, MA on April 19, 1954, a son of the late Frank V. Thompson Jr. and Frieda (Trussell) Thompson. Frank enlisted himself into the U.S. Navy at 17 years old, worked as […]
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Michael Edward Given
BATH — Michael Edward Given of Bath, Maine, passed away unexpectedly while travelling in Yokohama, Japan on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at the age of 43. Born on June 27, 1970, in Lewiston, Maine, he attended Lewiston High School and graduated from Hebron Academy. Michael continued on to receive his B.S. degree in business from […]